Ramos B, Urdaneta-Morales S
Rev Biol Trop. 1977 Dec;25(2):209-17.
Experimental infections of three hematophagous arthropods (Rhodnius prolixus, Aedes aegypti, and Culex pipiens) with a trypanosome of the Trypanosoma rotatorium complex found in the frogs Hyla crepitans and Leptodactylus insularum revealed that A. aegypti is a good host for the flagellate; the course of development in the intestinal tract of the mosquito is described from 15 minutes to 168 hours. C. pipiens showed only low intestinal infections and R. prolixus did not permit development of the parasite. It is postulated that, in addition to the transmission of T. rotatorium by leeches, batrachophilic mosquitoes may transmit the parasite to frogs of more terrestrial habits by being ingested by these anurans.
用从雨蛙和海岛细趾蟾体内发现的罗氏锥虫复合体的一种锥虫对三种吸血节肢动物（长红猎蝽、埃及伊蚊和致倦库蚊）进行实验性感染，结果表明埃及伊蚊是这种鞭毛虫的良好宿主；描述了该鞭毛虫在蚊子肠道内从15分钟到168小时的发育过程。致倦库蚊仅表现出低水平的肠道感染，而长红猎蝽不允许该寄生虫发育。据推测，除了水蛭传播罗氏锥虫外，嗜蛙蚊子可能会被这些无尾目动物吞食，从而将寄生虫传播给更多陆生习性的青蛙。
